Sea Frost
Salmacina huxleyi
Sea Frost
Category: Tube Worms
Scientific Name: Salmacina huxleyi
Synonyms: Filograna huxleyi
Size: Tube to 6 in. (15 cm)
Depth: 20-130 ft. (6-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Note: Tangle of tiny white tubes, tiny crowns of radioles barely visible at tube's head.Annelida (Phylum)
└Polychaeta (Class)
└Canalipalpata (Infraclass)
└Sabellida (Order)
└Serpulidae (Family)
└Salmacina (Genus)
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